No. 4 Illinois (19-6, 15-4) vs. No. 7 Ohio State (18-7, 12-7) Value City Arena, Columbus, Ohio; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. 4 Illinois goes for its fifth straight win vs ranked opponents against No. 7 Ohio State. Illinois’ last loss vs a ranked opponent came against the then-No. 21 Ohio State Buckeyes 87-81 on Jan. 16. Ohio State has dropped to No. 7 in the latest AP rankings following losses to Michigan State and Iowa last week. SENIOR STUDS: Ohio State has relied heavily on its seniors this year. E.J. Liddell, Justice Sueing, Kyle Young and CJ Walker have collectively accounted for 53 percent of the team’s scoring this year and 61 percent of all Buckeyes points over the last five games.ACCURATE AYO: Ayo Dosunmu has connected on 40 percent of the 70 3-pointers he’s attempted. He’s also converted 78 percent of his free throws this season.…
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